Editorial: Redistribute Lee 20/20 tax money

9:43 PM,
Aug. 20, 2013

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We support Lee County's proposal to redistribute the money rate available through the Conservation 20/20 lands program to the general fund to help deal with the budget deficit. But we also urge the county to allow the voters to have the final say in the lands program and how the money is spent through a referendum on either the 2014 or 2016 ballot.

Some of the commissioners have pushed for a referendum for 2016 which likely will draw a larger voter turnout because of a presidential election, but we really see no reason to wait. Next year's election should draw a good portion of the voters because of ...